Sneak peek: This is how MBARI explores the deep sea
Marine biologist (in training) Sarah Keartes goes behind the scenes at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) to feast her eyes on some...
11 years agoScientists from oceanographic research centre MBARI have captured what's thought to be the first-ever footage of the menacing-looking 'black seadevil' fish!
MBARI's remotely operated vehile (ROV) Doc Ricketts captured the video on a November expedition deep in the waters of Monterey Canyon in California. It might look big and bad, but this tiny anglerfish (from the genus Melanocetus, meaning 'dark whale') is actually only nine centimetres (around three inches) long! You may notice the fish has a missing tooth – but because little is known about the lives and biology of these deep-water denizens, it's anyone's guess if another will grow back in its place!
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Marine biologist (in training) Sarah Keartes goes behind the scenes at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) to feast her eyes on some...
11 years agoThe team at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is using blue light to understand fluorescence in deep-sea animals. The result is a...
9 years agoDeep-sea battles don't get more tenacious than this! Late last year, MBARI's remotely operated vehicle captured an epic, hour-long struggle between a...
11 years ago"In more than three decades of deep-sea research and more than 27,600 hours of video, we’ve only seen this particular species four times!"
2 years agoHere's a rare glimpse of a blue shark swimming at an impressive 290 metres (951ft) below the surface!
9 years ago